Today is the 50th birthday — the Big 5-0 — of Jason Chavez, who was the brewmaster at Seabright Brewery in Santa Cruz for a number of years. Chavez started homebrewing while still in high school on his family’s kitchen stove. He’s a graduate of the American Brewers Guild, and had been brewing at Seabright ?

Things that are often described as difficult, high risk, and overly sensitive are nearly always worth both the wait and the trouble--yeah, damn right that includes me. So, I tend to have a weak spot for a really well-made pinot noir because I know that ...

Today is the birthday of James Toohey (March 18, 1850-September 25, 1895). He and his brother John bought the Darling Brewery in Melbourne, Australia, and eventually it became known as Tooheys Brewery. This brief biography is from his Wikipedia page: He was born in Melbourne to businessman Matthew Toohey and Honora Hall. He was a ?

From Good Friday to Easter Monday, Backsberg Estate Cellars has lined up a colorful assortment of events that will fulfil all your wine and hot cross bun dreams. From Friday 30 March to Monday 2 April, decadent Easter-themed picnics and pairings will be available all weekend on the farm. Picnic baskets (available from 12h00 until 16h00) are R400 and serve two persons (R200 per person sharing). From hot cross buns to pickled fish to chocolate truffles and berry Pavlova - this basket will give the

Welcome spring - welcome new spring tea ! Our fresh 2016 new teas are being sent from the tea fields as soon as they are made. As each tea arrives we add it to the Tea Trekker website where it will appear in the appropriate listing for its type of tea (green, black, etc)?

Even before the rise of craft beer, there have been those who have sought out the world’s rarest beers. In much the same way as a collector of fine wine seeks out rare vintages from the best producers, beer collectors seek beers made by brewers – both foreign and domestic – that may have seen?

It’s a new year and time for a new beer. This time of the year, everyone is making resolutions and a few days later breaking them. SO, let’s skip the traditional resolutions column and switch it up with a calendar column of beer events you can plan to attend in this coming year. Keep in?

As a tribute to the NC Moonshine of the mid 1800s, Gary Brown, founder and head brewer of Boondocks Brewing and Cameron Schulz, founder and head brewer of Hopfly Brewing Company joined forces to create an Apple Pie themed American Strong Ale.

On Sunday night, a fire got out of control somewhere north of the Bay. Seasonally dry conditions had left the area like a tinderbox. So when whipping winds of up to 70 mph hit the initial flames, they spread, well, like wildfire. Tragically, the blaze has now prompted the evacuation of 20,000 people, burned over ?

Brewers go head to head in a two-brewery team competition at Tetherow Resort during its Brewery Smackdown. The second and final installment of this annual event will take place at Tetherow Event Pavilion, inside the beautiful Tetherow Resort, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 from 5:30-10:00pm. For the upcoming Brewery Smackdown, the event will pit defending?

This post is something that we re-post every year at this time. We hope that it will clarified for our many new tea enthusiast customers what they need to pay attention to when purchasing tea this time of year (March and April) in the weeks before the arrival of fresh, tea from the new 2017?

With the rush of new spring 2017 tea just a few short weeks away it's a good time to discuss something which I think speaks to many tea enthusiasts - how to get the best tea for your money from a a crowded marketplace of variously priced teas that appear to be the 'same' thing.?

Jim Koch is an iconic figure in the American craft beer scene and this fall his Boston Beer Company, better known as Samuel Adams, is releasing the 10th iteration of its iconic brew Utopias. Created only once every other year, this extremely limited edition beer is one of the world’s most sought-after brews. Koch, a?

Bordeaux 2006 was an interesting year to assess at the critical 10-year juncture, not least because 2006 has developed a mixed reputation. On the bright side, it has a classic, traditional character with strong tannins and long ageing potential. On the downside, it is regarded as backward and brooding. So how it is shaping up? See also The three Léovilles of Bordeaux: Full profiles and ratings California Cabernet 2014 panel tasting results This article was originally published in Decanter maga

Combine your love of craft beer with a great cause at the second annual Hops for Home on Saturday, May 12th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Great Divide Bottling Hall (3403 Brighton Blvd., Denver CO 80216) benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.